49. The Vancouver Grizzlies Uniforms

48. Letting David Kahn Run a Team

David Kahn's run as the general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves has been a wild one—from his great admiration for Darko Milicic (he calls him manna from heaven) to awfully inexplicable draft-day trades and selections that cannot be explained nor defended.

His most recent flub was the way he handled the firing of Kurt Rambis.

46. Jordan's Comeback

Jordan wasn't a bad player with the Wizards, but he could have been one of the few superstar athletes to go out on top.

In 1998, he retired after winning his 10th scoring title, fifth league MVP, sixth Finals MVP and sixth NBA title.

He was a shell of the player he once was during his two seasons in Washington. On the other hand, you could look at the fact that he averaged over 20 points a game as a 39-year-old, which is really impressive.

45. LeBron James Chooses Miami over New York and Chicago

LeBron could have been in a better situation than the one he chose in Miami.

Both Chicago (the best choice if he wanted titles right away) and New York (the best choice if he wanted to grow his brand) made more sense. Heck, even Dallas would have been a better choice (they could have made a compelling sign-and-trade offer with Rodrigue Beaubois and Caron Butler).

Chicago and New York had the money to sign more than one big-name free agent. Can you imagine a starting lineup of Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah?

Even as a diehard Mavs fan, it's hard for me to see them beating that squad in the finals.

44. The Trail Blazers Go with Greg Oden

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Some say the Blazers didn't go with Kevin Durant because they already had a wing in Brandon Roy (and size is always intriguing).

Chicago's small forward/shooting guard combo in the '90s worked pretty well. Durant and Roy may not have been Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, but the team would have been much better than it is (barring injuries, of course).

37. The Celtics Select Len Bias with the No. 2 Pick

The Boston Celtics took Len Bias with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft. He was loaded with talent and potential and could have been a great addition to a team that already had Larry Bird.

Unfortunately, Bias died of a drug overdose the night after he was drafted. His death was a great tragedy, and there were signs that Bias may have led a troubled life before Boston decided to draft him.

As a result of his death, the NBA instituted a drug awareness program for young players.

35. The Lakers Sign Gary Payton

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In the 2003 offseason, the Lakers added two living legends to the nucleus of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Adding Karl Malone alone would have been fine. Adding Gary Payton was the straw that broke the camel's back.

With Payton on board, the team had one too many "me-first" attitudes, and the Lakers were taken down by a complete team in the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals.

32. Trading for Allen Iverson

Iverson always played hard, but he never exactly fostered team chemistry on any of the teams he played for. In many seasons, you could argue he was his team's chemistry killer.

Acquiring Iverson didn't make much (if any) sense for a young Denver team that already had the ball-stopping Carmelo Anthony. The Nuggets must have been jubilant when they learned another team would be willing to take Iverson in a trade.

The Pistons defended the trade by saying Iverson was on an expiring contract. Unfortunately, this guy has a personality big enough to disrupt (or destroy) chemistry in a matter of months.

28. The Lakers Trade Shaquille O'Neal

Sure, there was some bad blood between Shaq and Kobe, but trading the big man made very little sense.

The Lakers didn't give into Kobe's demands a few years later when he wanted to be traded himself; they shouldn't have given in here either.

Yeah, the team got back on top a few years later, but Kobe could have had his fourth and fifth titles sooner if he would have worked things out with Shaq. He would have eventually become "the man" in that duo as well (and we all know how important that is to him).

20. The Pistons Use Their No. 2 Pick on Darko Milicic

The 2003 NBA draft class was one of the most talented in history, but the No. 2 pick has not lived up to the lofty expectations that come with that high a selection.

Detroit said it didn't take Carmelo Anthony because it already had a small forward, and Pistons fans now say that the team may not have won a title had they taken Melo.

I say there's a good chance they would have won multiple titles had they drafted Anthony at No. 2. Going to a veteran team like Detroit may not have given him as much of an opportunity to shine individually, but Melo would have been a much more emotionally mature player under the tutelage of the people in that organization.

He's a much more talented player than Tayshaun Prince (the small forward the Pistons already had), and Detroit could have had a nucleus that would have competed for NBA championships for years (not just Eastern Conference championships).

And don't tell me Melo can't play defense like Prince. He has the physical tools, and Larry Brown and the Pistons players would have made him play on that end of the floor.

15. Bucks Trade Dirk Nowitzki

On draft night back in 1998, the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks swapped the rights to picks No. 6 and 9.

The Mavericks got Dirk Nowitzki (No. 9). The Bucks got Robert "Tractor" Traylor (No. 6). Traylor played for four teams over seven seasons and averaged less than five points and four rebounds a game for his career.

Dirk is an all-time top-20 player who just led the only team he's ever played for to an NBA championship.

10. The Decision

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Most people's problem with LeBron stems not from the fact that he left Cleveland, but how he did it.

He and his man Maverick Carter spearheaded the production of an all-eyes-on-me special on ESPN, and LeBron, D-Wade and Chris Bosh all participated in a premature victory celebration in Miami in which they guaranteed no less than seven titles.

6. Ron Artest Heads into the Stands

I think you all remember what went down on Nov. 19, 2004 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Mich.

I'll never forget watching hours of coverage of this unbelievable night on ESPNEWS.

Ben Wallace started the fight that Ron Artest initially reacted to with relative maturity. After Wallace shoved him in the face, Artest removed himself from the situation and lay on the scorer's table.

When a fan decided to throw a beer at Indiana's ticking time bomb, all hell broke loose. Artest charged into the stands, followed by Stephen Jackson.

Total chaos ensued as fights between fans and players spilled onto the floor.

Artest was suspended for 73 games, Stephen Jackson for 30, Jermaine O'Neal for 25, Ben Wallace for six (he deserved a much harsher punishment) and Anthony Johnson for five.

Reggie Miller, Chauncey Billups, Elden Campbell and Derrick Coleman were all suspended one game apiece.

4. Kobe Bryant in Colorado

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Back in 2003, when Kobe Bryant was the face of the league and widely regarded as the best basketball player in the world, the Lakers superstar was accused of rape.

The case was dismissed the next year, but the damage to Kobe's reputation had already been done. To this day, Kobe haters call him a rapist in conversations having nothing to do with his off-the-court past.

He admitted to having consensual sex with the woman who made the accusations. Therein lies the awful decision.

Professional athletes put themselves in terrible situations all the time.

2. Gilbert Arenas Brings Guns to the Locker Room

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During an argument over a debt stemming from a game of cards, Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other the Washington Wizards locker room.

Having guns in the locker room would be bad enough, but Arenas insisted on making matters worse for himself by laughing and firing air pistols towards the rafters prior to the start of the Wizards' next game.